Are You Qualified? The Ethics of Practice Development and Skill Enhancement

Overview

For an accounting practice or career to thrive, it must grow and develop. But what about the "Catch-22" of practice development: expertise at anything new requires experience, and experience cannot be attained while you are a non-expert! Or can it? This workshop looks at some of the more popular pathways to practice development (e.g., cybersecurity, client advisory services and cannabis) and considers the drawbacks of reaching too far, too fast.

Highlights

The Catch-22 of Practice Development and Skill Enhancement
The Ethics of Education and Experience Requirements
Examples of Skill-Expansion Resources
Practice- and Skill-Expansion Cases to Consider
Conclusion

Prerequisites

None

Designed For

All professional accountants, and especially those accountants who are thinking about expanding the scope of their practice or their career skills.

Objectives

Consider various practice and career development opportunities in these turbulent times.
Review of some of the ethical standards that apply to non-traditional services performed by accountants.
Consider real-life cases that highlight the risks of over-reaching as accountants begin developing expertise in new areas.